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dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45470
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 1:18 pm Post subject: they are not pets whatever they think
wats sir ,fousands of em. they are not under the shed(pepper spray)or under the wood store (too exposed)or in the raised bed(pressure washer nest destruction)so i assume they are visiting. traps never sleep but they do hide at the back of a rather overfull shed

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 1:24 pm Post subject:
Poison. I have become slightly obsessed with them.

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 1:32 pm Post subject:
Saw the 1st rat of 2015 last night...not the same as hearing he first cuckoo, I'm afraid took some strong actions last year; left poison everywhere, found 1 body...unfortunately behind the dresser in the kitchen the flies betrayed it's presence

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45470
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 1:35 pm Post subject:

mousjoos wrote:

Saw the 1st rat of 2015 last night...not the same as hearing he first cuckoo, I'm afraid

took some strong actions last year; left poison everywhere, found 1 body...unfortunately behind the dresser in the kitchen

the flies betrayed it's presence

with 2 hounds(and one next door) im not keen on the idea of poisoned rats

mousjoos

Joined: 05 Jun 2006
Posts: 1986
Location: VERY Sunny SW France

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 1:46 pm Post subject:

when I say "everywhere" I should clarify that I knew where the rats were hanging out, & left poison in the appropriate spots

I don't leave poison outside because the geese are very nosey & taste everything; Wonder Dog is more cautious, but as he's now 10 I don't take any risks

So far no vermin has returned to the house...this may be due to Stanley, our very active cat, that we believe to be a few months old, no firm age as he's a foundling...but to see him eat/play with his food, I wouldn't want to be a mouse

cir3ngirl

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4846
Location: Cirencester

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 15 1:58 pm Post subject:
They want to build 2,500 on local farm land I could never live in one as I've seen the size of the rats while walking the dog.

perlogalism

Joined: 27 Nov 2009
Posts: 440
Location: Near Welshpool

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 11:52 am Post subject:
A local dairy farmer recently asked me to shoot some in a barn where she stores feed. It'll never get rid of them all but damn, it's satisfying

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 11:59 am Post subject:
Under an inaccessible floor. Poison. Josticks or similar.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45470
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 2:03 pm Post subject:
shooting them is satisfying but in an urban terrace back yard i think my multishop pcp and night sight may attract unwanted attention although it is well suppressed for noise should anyone catch a glimpse of a sniper in an upstairs window the look of the scene would cause most folk to call an armed response team and helicopter support.

cir3ngirl

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4846
Location: Cirencester

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 8:36 pm Post subject:
I have two pet rats

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 45470
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 8:46 pm Post subject:
i have had pet rats and they are very nice these ones are not pets

cir3ngirl

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4846
Location: Cirencester

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 8:48 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

i have had pet rats and they are very nice

these ones are not pets

Agree completely

Marionb

Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Posts: 5267
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 15 10:57 pm Post subject:

I've got more rats than ever this year.

They are in my back garden, sometimes see them from the kitchen window... doesnt help that next door put lots of food out on the bird table for them.... I've shot 2, missed 1 or 2... tried putting poison down but it was difficult to put it somewhere it didnt get wet as they have a run along the dry stone wall (and inside it) and have a hole going down into the ground under my hydrangea bush....

I have poison down in the shed, in a tray on top of a heap of sand, its very interesting to see all the footprints / tail marks in the sand, some nights they seem to have quite a party there...

misty07

Joined: 22 Jan 2010
Posts: 2223
Location: swindon wiltshire

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 15 2:07 pm Post subject:
Good thing now I have ferrets I don't have rat's nor mice

oldish chris

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
Posts: 4148
Location: Comfortably Wet Southport

Posted: Sun Jan 11, 15 3:59 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

shooting them is satisfying but in an urban terrace back yard i think my multishop pcp and night sight may attract unwanted attention

although it is well suppressed for noise should anyone catch a glimpse of a sniper in an upstairs window the look of the scene would cause most folk to call an armed response team and helicopter support.

And whatever you do, do not shout "Allah Akbar" when you get one!

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